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Ever since U.S. Intelligence was caught flat-footed when Iraq invaded Kuwait, it has faced renewed criticism for placing too much emphasis on technology and too little on actual spies. As one spook puts it: "You can't tell what's going on in Saddam Hussein's head from satellite...
1) The issue of family values is the last refuge of a scoundrel -- or of a threatened Republican incumbent. The issue is almost by definition a smokescreen, and a manipulation of voters' closeted fears and prejudices. The Republicans are wary about emphasizing race this year. They are sensitive about criticism...
2) The subject on another level is profoundly relevant. It addresses cultural divides in American life that must be sorted out if the nation is to proceed coherently. Although raised by opportunists seeking votes, the issue of family values goes to the soul of what kind of country Americans want...
A. Well, we're having a debate on that right now. Jim Burke, who heads our private-sector task force, believes -- and I think he's right -- that in the second term we ought to put more emphasis on the demand side, on treatment and education and prevention. I'm...
Twenty-year-old Anthony Leatherman, who isBlack, predicts that in four years, the Republicanparty will be far more diverse. the BaylorUniversity sophomore is a Republican because hesupport the platform's emphasis on the family."Until we start in the home, until values aretaught," minorities won't get anywhere, he says...